Skip to main content

Explosion Collection (page 7)

"Capturing the Power: A Spectacle of Explosions Unleashed" In the realm of art, explosions have been depicted in various forms throughout history

Background imageExplosion Collection: Frieda in trouble

Frieda in trouble
Roswitha Schleicher-Schwarz

Background imageExplosion Collection: Historical reconstruction of the Battle of Lomianki, September 1939

Historical reconstruction of the Battle of Lomianki, September 1939
Slawomir Kowalczyk

Background imageExplosion Collection: Liquid 1

Liquid 1
Fabio Palmerini

Background imageExplosion Collection: Laser shot

Laser shot
hardibudi

Background imageExplosion Collection: Boom!

Boom!
hardibudi

Background imageExplosion Collection: It is not over!

It is not over!
Raymond Hoffmann

Background imageExplosion Collection: Rock n Roll show

Rock n Roll show
Raung Binaia

Background imageExplosion Collection: Explosion

Explosion
Dr. Nicholas Roemmelt

Background imageExplosion Collection: Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck
C.S. Tjandra

Background imageExplosion Collection: Gift the flower

Gift the flower
Moein Hasheminasab

Background imageExplosion Collection: Paul Kruchowski

Paul Kruchowski

Background imageExplosion Collection: Riding

Riding
Tristan Shu

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. Creator: Unknown

The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Storming of Delhi, the Cashmere Gate, 1857. This spirited Engraving, from an original Sketch, represents tha exciting scene of the storming of Delhi, at the Cashmere gate, by our brave troops

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Blowing Up of the Vanguard Rock at Plymouth on Friday, the 5th November, 1858. Creator: Unknown

The Blowing Up of the Vanguard Rock at Plymouth on Friday, the 5th November, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Blowing Up of the Vanguard Rock at Plymouth on Friday, the 5th November - from a sketch by Major Bredin, R.A. 1858. Displacement of...the rock at the entrance of the Devonport harbour...One of

Background imageExplosion Collection: Ruins of the Late Fire at the London Docks, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Ruins of the Late Fire at the London Docks, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Ruins of the Late Fire at the London Docks, 1858. The fire...originated in the South Stack Warehouse on the South Quay building, several floors high, each filled with gutta percha, saltpetre, sugar

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Battle of Nagashino (Later Retitled) (image 2 of 3), published in 1868

The Battle of Nagashino (Later Retitled) (image 2 of 3), published in 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Battle of Nagashino (Later Retitled) (image 2 of 3), published in 1868

Background imageExplosion Collection: La chasse aux sous-marins allemands; Un sous-marin ennemi en plongee a ete signale par... 1918

La chasse aux sous-marins allemands; Un sous-marin ennemi en plongee a ete signale par... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La chasse aux sous-marins allemands; Un sous-marin ennemi en plongee a ete signale par les observateurs aeriens; il est aussitot cerne par des patrouilleursqui lachent des bombes sous-marins pour

Background imageExplosion Collection: The War at Kagoshima, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

The War at Kagoshima, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The War at Kagoshima, 1877

Background imageExplosion Collection: Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Okubo Hikozaemon Tadanori Rescuing Tokugawa Ieyasu, published in 1881. Series: Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan

Background imageExplosion Collection: Shigeno Yozaemon and a Bursting Shell, 1869. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Shigeno Yozaemon and a Bursting Shell, 1869. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shigeno Yozaemon and a Bursting Shell, 1869. Series: One Hundred Warriors in Battle Selected by Yoshitoshi

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right... 1917

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right... 1917. Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; The advance of Alpine chasseurs to the right of Fort de la Malmaison, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Battle Seen by a Combatant; 6 a.m.: the Zouaves hold the fort of Malmaison... 1917

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; 6 a.m.: the Zouaves hold the fort of Malmaison... 1917. Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; 6 a.m.: the Zouaves hold the fort of Malmaison, on which they have planted their pennant; on the left, a white rocket signals a halt in progression, 1917

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Battle Seen by a Combatant; H-Hour (5:16 a.m.) of D-Day (October 23)...1917 Creator: F Elim

The Battle Seen by a Combatant; H-Hour (5:16 a.m.) of D-Day (October 23)...1917 Creator: F Elim
The Battle Seen by a Combatant; H-Hour (5:16 a.m.) of D-Day (October 23): our troops leave under the cover of a curtain of smoke shells; high in the sky, a rocket, 1917

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Battle of La Malmaison; During our artillery fire: explosion of a large French shell... 1917

The Battle of La Malmaison; During our artillery fire: explosion of a large French shell... 1917. Creator: Unknown
The Battle of La Malmaison; During our artillery fire: explosion of a large French shell on the concrete casemates of the German machine gunners of Mont-des-Singes, 1917

Background imageExplosion Collection: Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance... 1917. Creator: Unknown

Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Life in the trenches in Champagne; A torpedo explodes at some distance, shaking the parapets, mowing down everything around with its splinters, 1917

Background imageExplosion Collection: English Attack of July 31, 1917; British infantry advance... 1917. Creator: A Forestier

English Attack of July 31, 1917; British infantry advance... 1917. Creator: A Forestier
English Attack of July 31, 1917; British infantry advance towards the upper reaches of the River Steenbeck, through the smoke of the barrage in front of them; in the foreground

Background imageExplosion Collection: English Attack on July 31, 1917; Advance at dawn, of the infantry.. 1917. Creator: MHK Koekkoek

English Attack on July 31, 1917; Advance at dawn, of the infantry.. 1917. Creator: MHK Koekkoek
English Attack on July 31, 1917; Advance at dawn, of the infantry who run infiltrating gaps between shell holes which form many small deep pools; right, two tanks, 1917

Background imageExplosion Collection: In Flanders; The Yser Offensive (1917); Cossing of the Yser canal by infantry...1917 Creator

In Flanders; The Yser Offensive (1917); Cossing of the Yser canal by infantry...1917 Creator: Francois Flameng
In Flanders; The Yser Offensive (1917); Cossing of the Yser canal by infantry of the 1st Corps on July 31, 1917, at 4 a.m

Background imageExplosion Collection: Capture of Messines Ridge; attack on Wytschaete-Messines ridge by the British... 1917

Capture of Messines Ridge; attack on Wytschaete-Messines ridge by the British... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Capture of Messines Ridge; attack on Wytschaete-Messines ridge by the British on June 7, 1917, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageExplosion Collection: Victorieuse Offensive Italienne; Le bombardement italien sur la chaine du Cucco et du Santo...1917

Victorieuse Offensive Italienne; Le bombardement italien sur la chaine du Cucco et du Santo...1917 Creator: Unknown
Victorieuse Offensive Italienne; Le bombardement italien sur la chaine du Cucco et du Santo, le 12 mai: les eclatements couvrent la montagne d'une sorte de brouillard, 1917

Background imageExplosion Collection: A torpedoing immediately avenged; The 'Chateaurenault' hit by a torpedo'.. 1917. Creator: Unknown

A torpedoing immediately avenged; The "Chateaurenault" hit by a torpedo'.. 1917. Creator: Unknown
A torpedoing immediately avenged; The "Chateaurenault" hit by a torpedo, 1917. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageExplosion Collection: L'offensive Francaise d'avril-mai 1917; L'attaque des positions allemandes au Nord de... 1917

L'offensive Francaise d'avril-mai 1917; L'attaque des positions allemandes au Nord de... 1917
L'offensive Francaise d'avril-mai 1917; L'attaque des positions allemandes au Nord de l'Aisne le 16 avril, 6 heures du matin, 1917

Background imageExplosion Collection: L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; A Zeebrugge: Schema de l'attaque, 1918. Creator: Unknown

L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; A Zeebrugge: Schema de l'attaque, 1918. Creator: Unknown
L'attaque navale de Zeebrugge et Ostende; A Zeebrugge: Schema de l'attaque, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Background imageExplosion Collection: Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Late Fatal Explosion of Fireworks at Lambeth, 1858. A large order caused extra work, and filled the factory brimful of dangerous missiles...after the men had left

Background imageExplosion Collection: Fireworks at Ryogoku, 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Fireworks at Ryogoku, 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Fireworks at Ryogoku, 1858. From One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Background imageExplosion Collection: Par Dela les Alpes; Sur le front italien: l'explosion d'un shrapnell sur une tranchee... 1917

Par Dela les Alpes; Sur le front italien: l'explosion d'un shrapnell sur une tranchee... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Par Dela les Alpes; Sur le front italien: l'explosion d'un shrapnell sur une tranchee francaise, le coup a surpris plusieurs de nos hommes en terrain decouvert; un seul, tombe sur la face

Background imageExplosion Collection: Engagement between the 'Bourbonnais' Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860

Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860
Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery, Faro, August 23 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Background imageExplosion Collection: Battle of Gibraltar in 1607, c.1621. Creator: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen

Battle of Gibraltar in 1607, c.1621. Creator: Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen
Battle of Gibraltar in 1607, c.1621. Other Title(s): The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, 25 April 1607

Background imageExplosion Collection: The Fall of Chinchow Fort, 1894. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika

The Fall of Chinchow Fort, 1894. Creator: Kobayashi Kiyochika
The Fall of Chinchow Fort, 1894

Background imageExplosion Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Trois croiseurs de bataille britanniques, suivis de... 1916

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Trois croiseurs de bataille britanniques, suivis de... 1916. Creator: Charles Pears
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Trois croiseurs de bataille britanniques, suivis de destroyers, dessinent un mouvement tournant pour couper la retraite a la flotte allemande de haute mer, 1916

Background imageExplosion Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; 'Servant les pieces jusqu'a la fin ! ', 1916

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; "Servant les pieces jusqu'a la fin ! ", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageExplosion Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le 'Warspite' en action, 1916. Creator: Montague Dawson

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le "Warspite" en action, 1916. Creator: Montague Dawson
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; Le "Warspite" en action, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageExplosion Collection: Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse 'Warrior' riposant au feu de six... 1916

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse "Warrior" riposant au feu de six... 1916
Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; le croiseur cuirasse "Warrior" riposant au feu de six adversaires, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Background imageExplosion Collection: Holyhead Harbour Works...the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations... 1857

Holyhead Harbour Works...the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Holyhead Harbour Works - View of the Face of the Mountain after the Grand Blasting Operations, Jan. 16, 1857: the Quantity of Quartz Rock Displaced 120, 000 Tons, by a Charge of 16

Background imageExplosion Collection: La chasse aux sous-marins allemands; Autre procede: un chasseur passe, a toute vitesse... 1918

La chasse aux sous-marins allemands; Autre procede: un chasseur passe, a toute vitesse... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La chasse aux sous-marins allemands; Autre procede: un chasseur passe, a toute vitesse, sur le point ou un sous-marin vient d'etre apercu disparaissant en plongee

Background imageExplosion Collection: La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; Eclatement d'un obus au deuxieme etage... 1918

La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; Eclatement d'un obus au deuxieme etage... 1918. Creator: Unknown
La Nouvelle Europe; la guerre civile a Berlin; Eclatement d'un obus au deuxieme etage du Marstall. L'aspect de quelques batiments de la place du Chateau-Royal, a Berlin

Background imageExplosion Collection: Victoire Italienne; dans le secteur du Montello: vagues italiennes s'elancant... 1918

Victoire Italienne; dans le secteur du Montello: vagues italiennes s'elancant... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Victoire Italienne; dans le secteur du Montello: vagues italiennes s'elancant pour la contre-attaque, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration

Background imageExplosion Collection: Dans le secteur de l'offensive Britannique, au Nord de la Somme; La preparation... 1916

Dans le secteur de l'offensive Britannique, au Nord de la Somme; La preparation... 1916. Creator: Unknown
Dans le secteur de l'offensive Britannique, au Nord de la Somme; La preparation d'artillerie: bombardement des lignes allemands de la Boisselle, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV




For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

"Capturing the Power: A Spectacle of Explosions Unleashed" In the realm of art, explosions have been depicted in various forms throughout history. From Norman Lindsay's mesmerizing portrayal of a star exploding to James Prinsep Beadle's vivid depiction of the Ulster Division under attack, these artworks encapsulate the sheer intensity and devastation caused by such cataclysmic events. Charles John De Lacy's masterpiece, "The Vindictive at Zeebrugge, " transports us to 1918 when this explosive assault unfolded during World War I. The image serves as a haunting reminder of the sacrifices made by brave soldiers amidst chaos and destruction. Moving forward in time, we witness Bruce Bairnsfather's poignant WWI cartoon titled "A Miner Success. " This clever illustration sheds light on the dangerous conditions faced by miners who were tasked with detonating explosives underground during wartime. Shifting our gaze beyond Earth, we encounter a stunning composite image capturing the Crab Nebula. This celestial explosion showcases nature's ability to create breathtaking beauty even within its most violent moments. Not limited to war or natural phenomena, explosions also find their place in entertainment. Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmundson immortalized these fiery bursts through their comedic brilliance as the Dangerous Brothers on Saturday Live. Their explosive performances left audiences roaring with laughter. Taking flight into aviation history, we marvel at Hendon Aerial Pageant where daredevil pilots showcased aerial stunts that thrilled spectators while pushing boundaries within controlled explosions and pyrotechnics displays. Artistic interpretations extend further into space as well; supernova they are brought to life through captivating artwork that captures both their destructive force and awe-inspiring magnificence. History reminds us that not all explosions occur on land or in space; tragedy struck aboard steamboat Sultana in 1865 when it exploded near Helena. This disaster claimed countless lives and stands as a somber testament to the devastating consequences of an explosion gone wrong. In contrast, H.